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Helen Davey was killed when the mattress section of an ottoman bed fell on her.
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Cole Kmet of Chicago Bears scores a touchdown during the NFL match between Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 13, 2024 in London, England.
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Caleb Williams throws four touchdown passes as Bears ease past Jaguars in London
Alex Salmond at The Champany Inn Linlithgow in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2018.
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Alex Salmond, leading figure in Scottish independence movement, dies at age 69
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Baby Boomers are living longer than previous generations but have worse health, study finds
Sandi Toksvig in Cambridge, England in 2023.
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Former ‘Great British Bake Off’ co-host Sandi Toksvig has less-than-sweet memories about her time on the show
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‘It was a massive thing’ to be England’s first Black football player, says Viv Anderson
A TV celebrity’s 15-year-old son went traveling in Europe without an adult. Cue the outrage
Years-long dream cruise finally sets sail, then pauses because of ‘paperwork’
Jewish students fear climate of antisemitism on campus stoked by Israel-Hamas war
How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of rail travel forever
Why Damian Lewis is herding sheep in London
UK becomes the first major economy to stop burning coal for electricity, closing its last power plant
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer makes Premier League history with four first-half goals
Maggie Smith, beloved ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ star, dead at 89
UK court hands prison terms to climate activists who threw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
They hit it off on vacation but then he went silent. So she decided to pick up the phone

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McDonald’s is finally selling the Chicken Big Mac in the US
Nike sneaker ad labeled ‘misleading’ for marketing $35 kids’ shoes to adults
Brexit is ‘stifling’ Britain’s trade with Europe and the problem is getting worse
The 163-year-old company that built the Titanic says it is insolvent
Britain’s local governments are at ‘serious’ risk of ‘widespread collapse’

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Greece players hold aloft a shirt in memory of George Baldock after Evangelos Pavlidis scores the opening goal of the game during the UEFA Nations League Group B2 match at Wembley Stadium, London, on October 10, 2024.
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Greece pays tribute to George Baldock in famous win over England at Wembley
Jürgen Klopp to become Red Bull’s global head of soccer in first job since leaving Liverpool
Sam Darnold gets revenge on former team by leading Vikings to victory over Jets in London
Hannah Hampton is one of the world’s top goalkeepers, but she still can’t help spilling water
Soccer player arrested in connection with almost $800,000 worth of cannabis seized at airport

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Huge diamond necklace worn at two British coronations goes on sale
On its 40th anniversary, London Fashion Week has plenty to celebrate
A forgotten gemstone that reigned during the Victorian era comes back into focus
New sculpture of late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip – plus corgis – divides opinion
Signed Dalí prints ‘tucked away and forgotten’ for 50 years found in garage

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Ann Crawford and her daughter Rachel walk their cockapoo Otto along Bangor Marina, as the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship is anchored off the coast of Bangor, Northern Ireland. The luxury cruise ship became marooned in Belfast for four months due to unexpected repair works. Picture date: Tuesday October 01, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story ULSTER CruiseShip. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire
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Delayed cruise ship still stuck off the coast of Northern Ireland after ‘paperwork’ setback
The world’s best hotels for 2024 revealed
London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianized under new mayoral plans
‘Do not be conspicuous’: Spanish city billboards urge British tourists to keep their clothes on and behave
European travelers will have to pay to enter the UK in 2025